Speeding the pace at which potentially lifesaving drugs are brought to market was a rallying cry for Donald Trump as a candidate, and is a stated priority of his Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb. But a new study finds that programs already in place were routinely shortening...

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Philadelphia was shut out in June when 12 permits were awarded to cultivate cannabis in Pennsylvania. Now, the congressman, arguably the region's most powerful politician, is demanding to know why medical marijuana won't be grown on his home turf.

The rise in Colorado newborns addicted to opioids has alarmed physicians and child advocates, jumping 83 percent from 2010 to 2015. The state's rate climbed from 2 births out of 1,000 to 3.6 births in that five-year period.

From young tokers to elderly first-timers to avid gardeners, the home cultivation scene has bloomed since it became legal for Washingtonians to grow up to six marijuana plants. “For years, you could only discuss ‘tomatoes’ in the store,” said the owner of a D.C. hydroponics shop. “Now, everyone’s out in the open and new people are pouring in.”